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Chennai: Skipper Babar Azam and Saud Shakeel struck fine fifties before Tabraiz Shamsi snapped up four wickets to help South Africa bowl out Pakistan for 270 in a World Cup match here Friday. Opting to bat, Babar made a 65-ball 50, while Shakeel scored a...

Hangzhou: Teenaged armless archer Sheetal Devi Friday became the first Indian woman to win two gold medals in a single edition of the Asian Para Games by claiming the top honours in the women's individual compound event here. It is a hat-trick of medals for...

Chennai: Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and elected to bat against South Africa in their must-win World Cup clash here Friday. Pakistan, who are coming off defeats in their last three games, need to win all their remaining fixtures and also hope for...

Hangzhou: In a thrilling display of skill and determination, renowned para-badminton player from Odisha Pramod Bhagat won a gold medal in the men's single SL3 category at the ongoing Para Asian Games, here Friday. The victory marks a historic milestone for Pramod as he completed...

Bengaluru: Sri Lanka produced a dominant performance to beat England by eight wickets here on Thursday at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, wrapping up the win with 24.2 overs of their chase to spare. The result means that England's defence of their World Cup...

Chennai: His captaincy on line after a hat-trick of defeats, Babar Azam will be keen to find some inspiration and that exclusive piece of Pakistani magic when his team squares off against a formidable South Africa in a do-or-die game of the World Cup here...

Ranchi: The failure to clinch the gold medal at the just-concluded Asian Games still fresh in its mind, the Indian women's hockey team will look to showcase its real potential in the Asian Champions Trophy when it starts its campaign against Thailand here Friday. India...

Bengaluru: England's reign as the 50-over World Cup champion sunk into serious jeopardy as resolute fifties by Pathum Nissanka and Sadeera Samarawickrama along with a set of on-the-money bowlers spurred tenacious Sri Lanka to an eight-wicket victory here Thursday. England, opting to bat first, suffered...

New Delhi: Dubai has emerged as a front-runner to host the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction for the 2024 season. However, it should also be stated here that Bangalore and Mumbai are also in contention to host the IPL auction. The date is yet to...

New Delhi: National Cricket Academy (NCA) head VVS Laxman could be in-charge of the Indian team for the five-match T20 International series against Australia. The T20 series against Australia will start within a week after the conclusion of the ODI World Cup. Head coach Rahul...